Summer Internship Programs

Law Students & Legal Organizations

CCCBA receives many calls and emails from law students seeking ways to gain valuable legal experience through volunteer or paid internships.

And we are quite sure there are many law firms who would like to support qualified students through this positive and valuable business relationship.

We would like to support both parties in this win-win situation by assisting in these efforts.

Law Students Seeking Summer Internships

  1. Email us your resume that includes a cover letter describing your goals and expectations, the type of firm you wish to intern with, and whether or not you are seeking a paid or volunteer internship.
  2. Please include both components within one document, and be sure that your filename includes your last name (i.e., smith-internship.doc).

  3. Only submissions with a resume and cover letter will be accepted. Email to:

    Michele Vasta
    Email:

    Please—no phone calls to CCCBA. We regret that we cannot get back to you in person. Rest assured your resume will be forwarded to interested firms.

Law Firms Seeking Interns

  1. Please contact Michele Vasta. She will email you our list of law students and their resumes.

    Michele Vasta
    Phone: (925) 370-2548
    Email:

  2. Please contact the candidates of your choice to schedule the interview.
  3. If you are successful in placing a summer intern with your firm, please contact Michele immediately so that she can remove that candidate from the pool. It is also very important that we keep track of our efforts for future consideration.

Thank you!

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West County Opportunities for High School Students

Students in West Contra Costa County high schools are looking for summer internships in a rewarding and professional environment.

Help a young person learn about careers in the legal field while getting valuable clerical help this summer.

The City of Richmond YouthWorks Program has provided funding to place students in internships. These internships will be fully-funded (at no cost to your firm). Interns can work a total of 121 hours this summer at $8.25/hour.

Participating students in the Youthworks Program are required to go through work readiness training prior to their internships. So they will be prepared to work and act professionally in an office environment.

High School interns can do the following:

  • Scanning, filing and photocopying of documents
  • Answering telephones and taking messages
  • Typing and entering data into computer
  • Faxing and making copies
  • Indexing and organizing documents, including pleadings and discovery
  • Library updates
  • Other miscellaneous tasks, as requested by attorneys or other support staff

Contact the West County Opportunities Placement Consultant

If you have any questions, or are interested in volunteering for this program please contact:

West County Opportunities
Jennielyn Dino Rossi
Placement Consultant
West Contra Costa County High Schools

Phone: (415) 730-9335
Email:

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